Panel Plus: 9/20

" And welcome to FOX News Sunday panel plus -- Mara Liasson Paul should go and Juan Williams what we've been talking. About the criticism of the president whether this president is typically thin skinned are not as there was an interesting development this week when former president. Carter said that he believed that much perhaps most of the criticism. Of this president and certainly the shouting out -- by representative Wilson was based on race. He believed that."

" Now I think part of it had to do with. Jimmy Carter's statement had to do with subtext to these attacks on President Obama as. Not being born in the United States. That he's not a Christian he's a Muslim at a time when Muslims. Extremists have killed so many Americans I think it has to do with the idea that you are Communist or socialist he's trying to destabilize the American capitalist system even though he's bailing out Wall Street. At some point then when Joe Wilson stands up and speaks contemptuously. That idea that unprecedented which shouted -- president during a joint session. People start to suspect there's a subtext here and you heard her from Nancy Pelosi this week the speaker of the house the people become worried about the idea of you know racial or political violence being committed by people work -- in their views and again. Given our racial history description that would be devastating to American to have any kind of such a thing."

" It was good to hear the president as -- now. Comments about racial motivations because so while there are racist on this country out of racism has gone down enormously. We elected after all any. Black president the first African American president we've African American secretary of state two of them we've got to an attorney general. And I don't think this helps the White House politically because it does not need to hand its debate and it's these debates about race. One of the reasons but Barack Obama won the White House was he was able to down play. Racial divisions publicity is to get that would not be -- the first time that Jimmy Carter. It has been going on -- five to -- and --"

" About how president would democratic administration and I think this week -- museum -- on the secret irrelevant Republican National Committee because it was totally him helpful. The then the White House immediately and repeatedly denied that that was their view of this. There's no doubt that there's racism out there and there might even some racist attitudes towards Barack Obama that's true but that is not I think what's driving. This. Intense you know opposition to his proposals that we don't know yet -- gets driving. I think it's. It's eight -- deep -- there's always been in a very serious debate in this country about how big an activist an interventionist government should be. And look at what the president has done some of it by necessity some of them by choice you know he's intervene in the financial markets and auto industry and now health care I mean it's just for some people it's just too much. And you've always got on. You've always got this group of people that is going to be upset about that now that's different than just having a kind of reasoned debate about whether these proposals are better. But I am unclear yet is. What portion of the American opinion those kind of extreme views really records."

" Barack Obama had -- has had present -- here -- opportunity. The repudiation he's done this -- Is quite mild. He is really not flint. And usually -- signal to parlance. If he did. And if he said look this is not about race this is about policy differences and shouted from rooftops. I think would be. In keeping with the person he projected projected to mr. campaign for a post racial. -- it. He hasn't done. And I think that he that leaves the door open news toxicity. That is likely to creep into the debate from here forward. And I think it's very damaging distraction people who honestly opposing Barack Obama and lots of them do not like the idea. That there are being accused of racist terrible things about -- person tipper. Because it already is intentionally. Left the door open made I think I think he is not done all he cooks. To -- Pakistan but yeah. Well. I can't we -- our -- now I understand but I mean it amid. I just think that -- you know in some way he may look he's trying to this comes a moment he's trying to rally his base. A lot of the American left believe that Americans -- profoundly racist country into the core of its existence. And and this may help to rally the base. I hope that's not what the presence. Actions."

" But -- kinda added I don't see the right wing. Speaking to its -- the thing you know what. Berkeley movement this man is born in in the United States in line all documents were Communist. Can you say that the president's socialist or -- how ridiculous are Muslim the guy wasn't Jeremiah Wright's church forever stop that kind of disrespect for at least for the office if not for the man."

" This kind of disrespect -- Exists on so far out on the fringe. That if it weren't for the obsession looted in certain organs of the media we wouldn't even know about him in the system is out there with a buses don't run on Wall Street. -- well the innocent lives on is we're talking about what members of congress and former president sit here. You're talking about what sign carriers on the periphery of rallies saying there's no comparison Joe Wilson member of cards that's. Thank you folks and that's the joy of panel plus you get to argue about it and please post on our website and tell us what you think about those today thank you panel. We'll see next."